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Last action · February 10, 2026

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Introduced February 10, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB174

AN ACT relating to the supervision of pharmacy technicians.

Amend KRS 315.020 to prohibit the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy from requiring immediate supervision of pharmacy technicians stocking, retrieving, or returning products to or from pharmacy inventory in a nonretail pharmacy setting.

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Boards and Commissions Drugs and Medicines Hospitals And Health Facilities Pharmacists

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This bill would change the rules governing how pharmacy technicians are supervised in certain pharmacy settings. Specifically, it would prevent the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to be immediately present when technicians are stocking, retrieving, or returning items to or from inventory in nonretail pharmacies, such as those found in hospitals or other health facilities. Who it may affect: pharmacy technicians and pharmacists working in hospital or other nonretail pharmacy settings.

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